Enrolling in Distance Education
What is distance education?
The NSW Department of Education provides distance education to students living in NSW who are geographically isolated or unable to attend school on a regular basis due to special circumstances. In some instances, distance education is also available to students who are unable to access an appropriate curriculum at their local school. It may be available for students from preschool through to Year 12.
Eligibility
If you reside within our intake area and/or are enrolled in one of our linked Public Schools, you may be eligible to apply for distance education under one of the below enrolment criteria. Begin by discussing your child's circumstances with your local school Principal.
Applications must comply with the procedures for Enrolment in kindergarten to year 12.
Students must meet one of the eligibility conditions in the Enrolment in distance education procedures which provide directions on accessing the department’s distance education provisions.
Full-time enrolment categories
Categories for full-time enrolment include:
- geographic isolation
- students travelling within Australia
- students temporarily resident or travelling overseas
- students with a medical condition
- pregnant students/young parents
- vocationally talented students
- students with additional learning and support needs
- students in extraordinary circumstances
- students affiliated with the national school for travelling show children.
Where can I find more information?
Contact our school for more information or for full time enrolment enquiries.
For more information on enrolment in a NSW government school see:
Applying for Full-time Enrolment in Distance Education
Find out about what you to for your enrolment application.
Application checklist
Check list to make sure you have completed all the forms needed to enrol as a full-time student for distance education.
- Have an existing NSW Government School Enrolment or Government Enrolment Form completed
- Distance education enrolment form Completed
- Category statutory declaration (if applicable)
- Language eligibility declaration ( if applicable)
Information and enrolment application forms
The follow documents outline our enrolment process and requirements. Follow each step carefully, complete all forms and submit the necessary documents.
Single course enrolment
Single course and curriculum access provisions enable students to meet the mandatory requirements of both the department and NESA in Stages 5 and 6. To be accepted, the principal of the distance education school must be satisfied the student’s needs cannot be met within their home (regular) school or setting, or by accessing other local resources.
Single course enrolment is managed directly between the home school and the distance education school, not by the parent/carer. Single subject applications are limited by a quota based on the size and capacity of the school to deliver a broad curriculum from its own resources. For directions for access to this provision refer to Applying for single subject enrolments in distance education.
Applications must be submitted via email from the local school to....
Timelines for single subject applications
Refer to the NSW distance education application closing dates for single subject provision for more information.
Placement in a course is dependent on availability. A place cannot be guaranteed until the single course provision application is completed in full, received and approved as accepted.
Information and enrolment application forms
See the following documents and forms for enrolment further information.
